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Charlots Go to Spain

1972 1h 35m FR
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5.1
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★5.1TMDB · 62
Comedy
Synopsis
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Four friends from Paris are living misadventures of all sorts in Spain when their group of travelers is forced to split due to a travel scam.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Jean Girault
Writers
Jean Girault, Jacques Vilfrid
Languages
Spanish, French
Countries
France, Spain

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.

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ERA

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Part of the "Les Charlots - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean Girault, shot by Jean Penzer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Armand Psenny shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gérard Rinaldi and Gérard Filipelli and Jean Sarrus carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0068360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean Girault directs. Jean Penzer behind the camera. Armand Psenny cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Spain. Dialogue in Spanish, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, French.
  • 3International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.
  • 4Part of the "Les Charlots - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 5Directed by Jean Girault, shot by Jean Penzer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Editor Armand Psenny shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Gérard Rinaldi and Gérard Filipelli and Jean Sarrus carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt0068360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Jean Penzer
Editing
Armand Psenny
Runtime
95 min · 1h 35m
Status
Released
Original language
FR

Part of

Les Charlots - Saga

Also by

Jean Girault

Production companies

Who made it

  • DI

    Diasa P.C.

    ES

  • Les Films Christian Fechner

    Les Films Christian Fechner

    FR

  • RE

    Renn Productions

    FR

Key crew

  • ProducerChristian Fechner
  • EditorArmand Psenny

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • spain
  • 1970s
  • tourist
  • scam
  • travel agent
  • bus trip

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1972-12-25

Also known as

International titles

  • 5 matti alla corridaIT
  • Les Charlots font L'EspagneFR
  • Die Tollen Charlots: Ferien wie noch nie !DE

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